Takanori Gomi

Notable lightweight Takanori Gomi and heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira both earned victories in weekend MMA action.

Gomi (30-5), a loser in his two most-recent fights, defeated Takashi Nakakura via second-round knockout at Shooto: Tradition Final in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday.

Nogueira (17-3) extended his winning streak to five-straight on Saturday with a third-round submission of Dion Staring at Jungle Fight: Ceara in Fortaleza, Brazil.

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Lyle Beerbohm

• Lightweights Lyle Beerbohm (9-0) and Duane “Bang” Ludwig (18-8) are likely to headline the second installment of ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers on June 19th. [MMAjunkie]
• Kyle Dietz will make his WEC debut against Charlie Valencia at WEC 41 on June 7th at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. [MMAjunkie]
• Bantamweights Eddie Wineland and Frank Gomez will also meet at WEC 41. [NWI.com]
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will return to action against Dion Staring in the main event of a May 9th Jungle Fight event in Fortaleza, Brazil. [Tatame via Bloody Elbow]
• The undercard for “Ultimate Chaos,” which is co-headlined by Bobby Lashley vs. Bob Sapp and Gilbert Yvel vs. Pedro Rizzo, includes Din Thomas vs. Javier Vazquez, Chris Horodecki vs. William Sriyapai, Brett Cooper vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf, Tom Atencio vs. Randy Hedderick, and Danny Abbadi vs. Lance Thompson.
• George Bush vs. Lavar Johnson and Bao Quach vs. Isaac De Jesus have been added to the lineup for the debut of ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers on May 15th in Fresno, California. [MMAjunkie]
• A rematch between Shinya Aoki and Joachim Hansen has been confirmed for DREAM 10 on July 20th in Saitama, Japan.
• In an effort to attract more Japanese fans, the UFC recently launced jp.ufc.com, with a full site “coming soon”.